Definitions for easily
ˈi zə li, ˈiz lieas·i·ly

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. easily, easy(adverb)

   with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')

   "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; "success came too easy"

2. easily(adverb)

   without question

   "easily the best book she's written"

3. well, easily(adverb)

   indicating high probability; in all likelihood

   "I might well do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster"; "you may well need your umbrella"; "he could equally well be trying to deceive us"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. easily(Adverb)

   Comfortably, without discomfort or anxiety.

2. easily(Adverb)

   Without difficulty.

3. easily(Adverb)

   Absolutely, without question

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Easily(adverb)

   with ease; without difficulty or much effort; as, this task may be easily performed; that event might have been easily foreseen

   Etymology: [From Easy.]

2. Easily(adverb)

   without pain, anxiety, or disturbance; as, to pass life well and easily

   Etymology: [From Easy.]

3. Easily(adverb)

   readily; without reluctance; willingly

   Etymology: [From Easy.]

4. Easily(adverb)

   smoothly; quietly; gently; gracefully; without /umult or discord

   Etymology: [From Easy.]

5. Easily(adverb)

   without shaking or jolting; commodiously; as, a carriage moves easily

   Etymology: [From Easy.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. easily

   In an easy manner.

   He loved his sport and easily achieved his goals and aspirations.

   Submitted by MaryC on June 11, 2015  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'easily' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1019

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'easily' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1402

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'easily' in Adverbs Frequency: #101

Anagrams for easily »

1. Yalies

How to pronounce easily?

1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of easily in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of easily in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of easily in a Sentence

1. Harry Sarfo:

   For America and Canada, it’s much easier for them to get them over the social network, because they say the Americans are dumb – they have open gun policies, they say ‘We can radicalize them easily, and if they have no prior record, they can buy guns, so we don’t need to have no contact man who has to provide guns for them.’.

2. Deborah Arnott:

   Tobacco manufacturers are some of the most profitable companies on earth ; they can easily afford the costs of radical action to drive down smoking rates.

3. Sanjay Podder:

   It can easily be scaled up to include other parameters or to address other social problems in the country.

4. Gerald Gurney:

   I can safely say that the scope of the 20-year UNC fraud scandal easily takes the prize for the largest and most nefarious scandal in the history of NCAA enforcement. The depth and breadth of the scheme -- involving counselors, coaches, academic administrators, faculty, athletic administrators, etc. -- eclipses any previous case.

5. Diana Mendoza:

   Ah Texans and their guns. I am Texan born and raised and campus carry is ridiculous, this could easily happen again.

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